The 15 Song Album collection:

Banal or not banal, they together with Stickan Andersson (songwriter) and Michael B Tretow (engineer/musician/...) were very skilled, did all job by hand, toured and recorded several albums and were massively popular. In a way they are sans pareil with many artists today who get ready-written, ready-recorded, ready-sung, ready-played music from a computer and just have to look sexy on the alb ... um cov er .... ?????? .... on the download server .... [CONFUSED].

I am no fan of ABBA, but I see their greatness.
Me too. Not really my cup of tea, but as a pop band they are pretty well unparalleled in my view.
 
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01 - Idiot School - Katie Melua
02 - What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
03 - Dumb It Down - Shemekia Copeland
04 - My Mistake - Split Enz
05 - Looking for the Summer - Chris Rea
06 - Village Idiot - Van Morrison
07 - Idiot Wind - Bob Dylan
08 - Jilted John - Jilted John
09 - Голова Моя Глупая (My Stupid Head) - Алла Пугачева (Alla Pugacheva)
10 - Super Stupid - Funkadelic
11 - My Brain Is Dumb - 7Horse
 
Not so smart

01 - Idiot School - Katie Melua
02 - What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
03 - Dumb It Down - Shemekia Copeland
04 - My Mistake - Split Enz
05 - Looking for the Summer - Chris Rea
06 - Village Idiot - Van Morrison
07 - Idiot Wind - Bob Dylan
08 - Jilted John - Jilted John
09 - Голова Моя Глупая (My Stupid Head) - Алла Пугачева (Alla Pugacheva)
10 - Super Stupid - Funkadelic
11 - My Brain Is Dumb - 7Horse
12 - Stupid Girls - P!nk
 
Me, sincerely, as Abba music almost is the summit of banality in my eyes ( and not only in mine...).
To each his own. I love arias, but my daughter cringes whenever she hears them. Likewise me with her choice of music, except Chris Stapleton, which we both enjoy. As a cover artist and burgeoning songwriter, we both enjoy Angelina Jordan. Her ability to change her singing style so dramatically amazes me. I heard Abba on tv in the music fest in the early 70s when they won and started their career. Really blew away the competition.
 
Not so smart

01 - Idiot School - Katie Melua
02 - What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
03 - Dumb It Down - Shemekia Copeland
04 - My Mistake - Split Enz
05 - Looking for the Summer - Chris Rea
06 - Village Idiot - Van Morrison
07 - Idiot Wind - Bob Dylan
08 - Jilted John - Jilted John
09 - Голова Моя Глупая (My Stupid Head) - Алла Пугачева (Alla Pugacheva)
10 - Super Stupid - Funkadelic
11 - My Brain Is Dumb - 7Horse
12 - Stupid Girls - P!nk
13 - Stupid Jerk - The Muffs
 
01 - Idiot School - Katie Melua
02 - What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
03 - Dumb It Down - Shemekia Copeland
04 - My Mistake - Split Enz
05 - Looking for the Summer - Chris Rea
06 - Village Idiot - Van Morrison
07 - Idiot Wind - Bob Dylan
08 - Jilted John - Jilted John
09 - Голова Моя Глупая (My Stupid Head) - Алла Пугачева (Alla Pugacheva)
10 - Super Stupid - Funkadelic
11 - My Brain Is Dumb - 7Horse
12 - Stupid Girls - P!nk
13 - Stupid Jerk - The Muffs
14 - Diamonds For Breakfast - The NJE
 
01 - Idiot School - Katie Melua
02 - What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
03 - Dumb It Down - Shemekia Copeland
04 - My Mistake - Split Enz
05 - Looking for the Summer - Chris Rea
06 - Village Idiot - Van Morrison
07 - Idiot Wind - Bob Dylan
08 - Jilted John - Jilted John
09 - Голова Моя Глупая (My Stupid Head) - Алла Пугачева (Alla Pugacheva)
10 - Super Stupid - Funkadelic
11 - My Brain Is Dumb - 7Horse
12 - Stupid Girls - P!nk
13 - Stupid Jerk - The Muffs
14 - Diamonds For Breakfast - The NJE
15 - I'm a Fool to Want You - Angelina Jordan


Threatening, hurtful desires, etc

01 - If I Had a Gun - Gretchen Peters
 
Threatening, hurtful desires, etc

01 - If I Had a Gun - Gretchen Peters
02 - I'm Gonna Murder My Baby - Pat Hare
03 - Do You Really Want to Hurt Me - Culture Club
04 - Don't Call Me Darling - The Fall
05 - Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones
06 - Run For Your Life - The Beatles
07 - Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell - The Stooges
08 - We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - The Animals
09 - Screaming for Vengeance - Judas Priest
 
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Threatening, hurtful desires, etc

01 - If I Had a Gun - Gretchen Peters
02 - I'm Gonna Murder My Baby - Pat Hare
03 - Do You Really Want to Hurt Me - Culture Club
04 - Don't Call Me Darling - The Fall
05 - Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones
06 - Run For Your Life - The Beatles
07 - Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell - The Stooges
08 - We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - The Animals
09 - Screaming for Vengeance - Judas Priest
10 - J'appuie sur la Gâchette - NTM